Gustin earned $5,700 for the victory, in the final race of the Sept. 5-10 event at Boone Speedway. In addition to the $2,000 winner’s share of the feature purse, he received a bonus of $3,700, $100 for each of 37 sanctioned starts made during the season leading up to Super Nationals.

All four champions crowned Saturday were first-time kings in their respective divisions. Scott Davis was the photo finish winner of the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature, beating Jesse Sobbing to the stripe in one of, if not the closest races ever at Super Nationals.

Davis also became just the third driver to win IMCA Super Nationals titles in two different classes. He’d won the Stock Car crown in 1998.

Jimmy Gustin, Richie Gustin’s older brother and the defending Modified champion, won the Harris Auto Racing Race of Champions for the second time in his career. Damon Murty capitalized on Kevin Opheim’s late-race mechanical misfortune to top the Sunoco Race Fuels Race of Champions for Stock Cars.

Arnold Motor Supply Race of Champions winners were Shannon Anderson in the Hobby Stocks and Troy Jerovetz in the SportMods.

The previous Super Nationals car count record of 825 was established in 2008; this was the fourth straight year Super Nationals has topped the 800 mark.

Northern SportMod numbers have gone up every year since that division was added to the Super Nationals program in 2005.

Tara Longnecker became the first female driver to start the Northern SportMod main and Modified veteran Hank Berry became the first driver from Montana to qualify for the Saturday show in any division.

Rocky Alexander personified the “International” in IMCA by making the Stock Car main event, writing his name in the record book as the first Canadian to make a Saturday show.

Colby Springsteen was the opening night winner in the Deery Brothers Summer Series for Late Models. Nathan Chandler prevailed in Tuesday’s inaugural Sport Compact feature. Winner of the Friday night Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational for Modifieds was Chris Abelson.

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http://www.raceboone.com/2011/09/10/saturday-news/#commentsSat, 10 Sep 2011 22:05:11 +0000http://www.raceboone.com/?p=2262Saturday’s race program at Boone Speedway began with the 911 tribute cars of Will Brack and Jeff Feaster displayed on the frontstretch and a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the terrorist attack 10 years ago tomorrow.

A recording of 10-year-old Emily Alexander singing the Canadian national anthem – her father Rocky becomes the first Canadian to start a main event at Super Nationals when the Stock Car main takes the track – preceded the always stirring rendition of The Star Spangled Banner, performed by the Boone High School Marching Band.

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Potential bonus amounts that could be paid out to Modified drivers already in the main event range from $1,100 to the maximum $5,000.

Along with a $2,000 share of the purse, the Modified champion gets a bonus of $100 for each of as many as 50 sanctioned starts made during the weekly point season. Randy Havlik and J.J. Wise have already topped the 50-start mark.

The Stock Car champ gets another $50 for each start up to 50: Mike Nichols was the only driver over that number excluding starts made the weekend before Super Nationals began.

Six drivers in the Hobby Stock field will chase a maximum bonus of $1,250, getting $25 for each start to 50: Devin Smith, Michael Murphy, Jason Wilkinson, Chad Gentz, Shannon Anderson and Cory Adams.

Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod drivers also chase a $25 per start up to 50 bonus: Jesse Sobbing, Jeremy Embrey, Nick Roberts, Bryan LaRiviere and Doug Smith are in the running for the maximum extra money.

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http://www.raceboone.com/2011/09/10/tara-longnecker-first-female-sportmod-qualifier/#commentsSat, 10 Sep 2011 21:11:05 +0000http://www.raceboone.com/?p=2255Tara Longnecker of Ogden, the first female driver to qualify for the Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod main event at Super Nationals, had her car on display and signed autographs during a Friday afternoon session in the fan zone.

Already a 10-year racing veteran at the age of 19, she’s in her third Northern SportMod season after a lengthy go-kart stint. Nicknamed Taradactyl – flying dinosaurs are a prominent part of her race car scheme – by a friend in high school, she’s glad to become part of Super Nationals history and looks forward to taking the green flag in Saturday’s big show.

“I’m glad I was able to get qualified on Monday,” she said. “We can watch the races and take more time getting our own car ready.”

Boone is Longnecker’s home track and she’s appreciated the quality of competition that’s allowed her to hone her skills behind the wheel.

“Learning how to be consistent has really been the big thing for me this year. You have to learn how to hit your mark every time,” Longnecker said. “No one can teach you how to do that. It’s something you have to learn yourself.”

Starting in the fifth row will be Jeff Mueller of New London and Chad Palmer of Renwick.

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Numbers you need to know from the 29th annual IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Cenex: Six days of racing will see a record 843 cars compete. By the time the final checkered flag flies late Saturday, 3,217 laps will have been run in a total of 350 heats, qualifying features, “B” features, last-chance features and main events.